I was mostly offline last week skiing in the Alps. I love skiing for many reasons: I find it a great way to experience flow state and it combines being outdoors with vigorous exercise (especially when skinning or bootpacking up the mountain carrying a bunch of gear). The mountains are also a great reminder of how inhospitable and formidable nature can be. Here is a picture I took from the top of Mont Fort in VerbierNext week Monday I will resume posting excerpts from World After Capital but w...

I was mostly offline last week skiing in the Alps. I love skiing for many reasons: I find it a great way to experience flow state and it combines being outdoors with vigorous exercise (especially when skinning or bootpacking up the mountain carrying a bunch of gear). The mountains are also a great reminder of how inhospitable and formidable nature can be. Here is a picture I took from the top of Mont Fort in VerbierNext week Monday I will resume posting excerpts from World After Capital but w...

Last night we got back from an epic ski trip to Hokkaido, Japan. Going there as a family was my 50th birthday wish and something I had been looking forward to for several years. I am thrilled to say it was everything I had hoped for. We spent four days skiing in and around Niseko and then another four days near Furano. Thanks to Hokkaido Power Guides, we had lovely and capable guides in both areas. We did a fair bit of off piste skiing which often involved some amount of skinning to get back ...

Last night we got back from an epic ski trip to Hokkaido, Japan. Going there as a family was my 50th birthday wish and something I had been looking forward to for several years. I am thrilled to say it was everything I had hoped for. We spent four days skiing in and around Niseko and then another four days near Furano. Thanks to Hokkaido Power Guides, we had lovely and capable guides in both areas. We did a fair bit of off piste skiing which often involved some amount of skinning to get back ...